Matt�s Southwest Soup
Ingredients:
3 cans (10 � oz) Tomato Soup
1/8 C. Olive Oil
1 Orange Bell Pepper
1 Yellow Bell Pepper
1 Red Bell Pepper
� C. Mushrooms
� C. Carrots
� C. Onion (any will work just fine)
1 C. Baby Spinach
� Tablespoon Minced Garlic
1 Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
12 ounces Chicken Fajita Meat
8 ounces Smoked Beef Sausage
Cracked Black Pepper
Sea Salt
2 C. Uncooked White Rice
Making Soup:
Prepare vegetables in advance. You will not need all of the Bell peppers about �
of each pepper will do and cut each � into fine manage able pieces.
Heat a decent sized soup pot on the stove over Medium-High heat and add in Olive
Oil. Allow for the oil to heat up before adding the � Tablespoon of minced
garlic. Allow the garlic to slightly brown before combining with Bell Peppers,
Mushrooms, Carrots, Onion and Baby Spinach. Sautee the vegetables before
combining with the 3 cans of Tomato Soup. When the soup is added you will also
want to add 3 cans of water to this mixture as well. At this point you will want
to add the Crushed Red Pepper and stir the mixture.
Prepare the Chicken and Sausage in advance as well. Grilling the sausage is the
recommended method for this and I use a counter top grill when making this soup.
After the sausage has been grilled cut it into small pieces before adding it to
the soup combination. As for the Chicken Fajita Meat, most grocery stores carry
this in a frozen food section. The microwave instructions are usually sufficient
for cheat heating the chicken. I do recommend covering the chicken with a damp
paper towel so it does not dry out. When both are finished add them to the soup
in the pot.
After adding in the meats I add two cracks from my salt and pepper grinders
before allowing the soup to cook for about 10 minutes or so. Don�t forget to
stir occasionally.
Now, prepare the White Rice. Determine how much rice you�re using on how many
people you�re serving. When preparing the rice I typically use the directions on
the package as there is no need to become fanciful with the rice.
After the rice is finished and the soup is done combine the two together in a 1
part rice 2 part soup ratio.
Recipe from Matt Wied |